Redecoration process



May 12, 1925. 1,537,146

C. S. SlNCLAlR REDECQRATION PROCESS Filed .July 9, 1925 gwcmim PatentedMay 12 UNITED #STATES PA'rrilviV o CHARLES s. siNcLAIR, F cINcI PAINTCOMPANY, on ci a citizen of the FFLCE? f NNATI, OHIO, ASS'IGNOR TO THER. F. JOHNSTON NCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO. i

REDKECORATION PROCESS.

Application filed `Tuly 9,

may concern.' n Be it known that I, CHARLES S. United States of and aresident of Cincinnati,

SINCLAIR, America, in the county of Ilfainilton and State of Ohio, havein- 'vented a new and useful Improvement in a Iielflecoration Process,of which the followingI is a specification. 4

An object of my invention is to provide a process for renovating orredecorating floor coverings and the like, of which linoleum and oilcloth are examples.

Another object of iny invention is to provide a simple efficaci ess forthe purpose s These and other the means described ons and expedient proctated. f

objects are attained by herein and disclosed in the accompanyingdrawings, in which :r

Fig. l represents nient of oil clot-h or a plan view of a fraglinoleuinshowing' various steps of my process.

Fig. 2 1s a` sectional view on line Q-2 of jing. 1.

\. ter linoleunis 3 is a sectional View on line 3`3 of and oil cloths,other than inlaid linoleunis. have been in use for some timeq the designor thereof depicted at eradicated effect upon the par keeping saine in ac pea-ring condition.

surface ornainentation l., becomes worn and at places, wherefore theliiioleuni presents an unsightly quires much effort with appearance andrebut little noticeable t of the housewife for lean and inoffensive ap-My invention is con- Y color or 1923. Serial No. 650,220.

cei'ned in resurfacing when they reach such rying out my invention thelinoleuni as shown at 4., is resurfaced or recovered with a ground coloror coloring 5 that may be of any suitable color. This resurfacing ispreferably of paint. After the ground color 5 has been applied, asuitable design 6 may be worked upon or over the ground color. Thisdesign may be applied in any suitable manner such as by stippling. Thestippling may be accomplished in any number of colors, and by anysuitable means such as by employing' asponge that is dipped in the colorand then placed lightly upon the surface of the ground 5. The materialused for so-stippling the linoleuni may be vWater an oil paint. lVatercolor has been yfound to give very good results. After the coloringapplied by the stippling process has dried, a coat of varnish 7 isapplied over the treated surface. After the varnish has driedthelinoleuin may be washed up as is coniinoii practice with linoleums notso treated. y i

AWhat I claim is: v

The process of renovating linoleuin and 'the like con] )rising a `)ilfiii a. ground cmv` vCHARLES S. SIN CLAIR.

